My New Year’s resolution: “I don’t need anymore sketchbooks or paper.”

Messy mixed media fun. (The final image is after I fiddled with the face in CSP.)

Messy mixed media fun. (The final image is after I fiddled with the face in CSP.)

I want to start doing some pen and ink sketches, and wanted to have some Payne's Grey watercolor on standby. But that sent me down a Payne's Grey rabbit hole. No two are the same, apparently. Left to right: Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, Holbein, and Daniel Smith's Neutral Grey (since I like it).

Tiny acrylic marker painting.

Past me vs Present me

Making a food tray/cloche for my comic. I usually freehand this thing, but since I’ve used it a lot, I decided to make my own 3D prop using random items in DAZ Studio. After that, I export as an OBJ and import into CSP.

Making a food tray/cloche for my comic. I usually freehand this thing, but since I’ve used it a lot, I decided to make my own 3D prop using random items in DAZ Studio. After that, I export as an OBJ and import into CSP.

This is going to be an interesting chapter to draw. I’m trying not to overwhelm myself by thinking about all those scenes. 🫠

I have some blue LED lights along the ceiling near my desk, and I’ve noticed that they’re behaving like Blacklights. This green acrylic gel pen really pops.

Teal is my favorite color, but after tonight… I was shaking up a bottle that had been sitting on a shelf for months, and the lid popped off, drenching me and the carpet in the richest teal I have ever seen.

I added a collection to my Ko-fi shop of all the free #ClipStudioPaint brushes I made throughout 2025. ko-fi.com/s/cf1221463b

If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula ⚰️

I added a collection to my Ko-fi shop of all the free #ClipStudioPaint brushes I made throughout 2025. ko-fi.com/s/cf1221463b

"December's Sketches" has been posted: www.patreon.com/posts/147479... And with this month, I've included 5 free CSP brushes as well as a (partial) timelapse. I plan to have a timelapse for each month going forward. (Free+ Tiers) 🎨

Dammit.

Midnight thought: “An artist makes art. Good art or bad art. Even if you’re a bad artist, you’re still an artist.”

So many people every year: "I hope this year is better than the last. It can't keep getting worse." I think we're collectively jinxing ourselves. My fear: 2026 is gonna be a shitshow. 🫠

I plan to work with more traditional art this year, and was gifted these marker organizers for Christmas. (Though I would need 5 more of them to hold my other markers.) I also found a vintage Rotring drafting board at Goodwill for $5. It’s a cheap drawing surface I won’t feel bad for wrecking. ;D

Warmup sketches throughout 2025, and with them were free CSP brushes I made each month. Next year I plan to keep timelapses of each page. The brushes are on my Patreon (for free). #digitalart #dailysketches #2025art #clipstudiopaint #freebrushes

I didn't start the timelapse until halfway through this month, but I think from now on, I'm going to post timelapses of my monthly sketch pages.

My Ko-fi may be small, but I'm thankful for everyone who has supported me there. (I post art and free CSP brushes there.) ko-fi.com/julie

Merry Christmas! 🦞

Daisy is almost finished on WPlace.live! I've already staked out the place for the next artwork. I decided on Shantae, though I did change her left hand. It had been bothering me since I drew the original. Again, a massive ✨THANK YOU!✨ to everyone who has been helping color! ❣️❤️❣️

Daisy is almost finished on WPlace.live! I've already staked out the place for the next artwork. I decided on Shantae, though I did change her left hand. It had been bothering me since I drew the original. Again, a massive ✨THANK YOU!✨ to everyone who has been helping color! ❣️❤️❣️

I drew a shoe. #dailysketch

I drew a shoe. #dailysketch

I finally drew Daisy in my style. 🌼

I don't know where they're going, but Momo will have fun in any situation.

I don't know where they're going, but Momo will have fun in any situation.

Random sketches from my 2024 digital sketchbook. The full pages can be viewed for free on my Patreon, under Collections. (I also release free CSP brushes with some of these sketch pages.)

"November's Sketches" is here! (+ 2 free CSP brushes) www.patreon.com/posts/144829... #FreePatreonPost

I found a Sheaffer Classic Calligraphy set at an estate sale a few weeks back, and finally took one of the pens for a spin. It’s supposed to have 3 pens, but one was missing. I think I only paid $3, so I’m not too devastated by the missing Medium pen. (I only use pens like these for sketching.)

I found a Sheaffer Classic Calligraphy set at an estate sale a few weeks back, and finally took one of the pens for a spin. It’s supposed to have 3 pens, but one was missing. I think I only paid $3, so I’m not too devastated by the missing Medium pen. (I only use pens like these for sketching.)

I use HostGator for my website, and all has been fine till now... I used to pay $14/mo for the Baby Plan, and 3 yrs ago, I paid for 3 yrs in advance ($11/mo). That came to about $382. Now it's $623.29?! Monthly went from $14 to $24. The 3-year contract went from $11 to $16. 🤢

Someone: “I heard you like to draw on paper.” Me: “Perhaps someday.”

Someone: “I heard you like to draw on paper.” Me: “Perhaps someday.”

Knell - Chapter 2: Shambler cover art is up at VermillionWorks. vermillionworks.com/knell Chapter 2, Page 3 is up at Patreon. patreon.com/c/vermillion... A dark fantasy webcomic about a necromancer adopting a troubled child. #knellcomic #webcomics #darkfantasy #webtoon #ocsky #foundfamily

While my Princess Peach is still far from finished on WPlace.live, I've already found a place for Princess Daisy east of Eureka, CA. (I wanted a green background for her, though I know eventually, it will all be filled.) Again, to those helping me fill in these large areas, thank you! ❤️

I was told that I didn’t make the angle extreme enough. So here’s my second attempt at the Frieren Angle, and this time on paper. scribble-scribble

Frieren ❣️

Frieren ❣️

Yes, please! bloody-disgusting.com/movie/391654...

I finally drew Daisy in my style. 🌼

I've been keeping my monthly sketch pages in collections on Patreon. (Public posts.) I'm also thinking about making a collection for all the free CSP brushes I've been randomly posting. 2024 Sketches www.patreon.com/collection/8... 2025 Sketches (so far) www.patreon.com/collection/1...

The Devil's Trill - Chapter 2, Page 42: Euphoria vermillionworks.com/devilstrill Chapter 3, Page 5 is up at Patreon. patreon.com/c/vermillion... A Victorian horror romance webcomic. #thedevilstrillcomic #webcomics #victorianera #darkromance #webtoon #horrorromance #dance #gothicromance

Oh, Herra, my Goth mermaid, tickle that tentacle. #webcomics #webtoons

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Sometimes the best decision is the hardest one to make.